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Soft Palate
see synonyms of soft palateNoun
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Soft Palate
see synonyms of soft palatenoun
the posterior fleshy portion of the roof of the mouth. It forms a movable muscular flap that seals off the nasopharynx during swallowing and speech
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Soft Palate
see synonyms of soft palate the soft part at the rear of the roof of the mouth; velum
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Soft Palate
see synonyms of soft palaten.
The movable fold, consisting of muscular fibers enclosed in a mucous membrane, that is suspended from the rear of the hard palate and closes off the nasal cavity from the oral cavity during swallowing or sucking.
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